Kavya Balaraman

102 articles by Kavya Balaraman

• As PG&E highlights potential need for fossil fuels to address power shutoffs, groups press for more storage

  June 2, 2020

• CPUC approves PG&E reorganization plan, paving way for bankruptcy exit

  May 29, 2020

• PG&E enters last stretch of bankruptcy deadline as plan confirmation hearing begins

  May 27, 2020

• Developer plans to build hydrogen plant that runs on waste in Southern California

  May 21, 2020

• PG&E's total storage procurements pass 1 GW with latest round of projects

  May 21, 2020

• PG&E says fire victims have accepted bankruptcy plan, with final vote count due this week

  May 20, 2020

• Shrinking fossil fuel demand could hit California's cap-and-trade auction, experts say

  May 18, 2020

• PG&E appeals new probation conditions, asserting they'll 'undermine wildfire safety'

  May 18, 2020

• Hawaiian Electric eyes 460 MW solar, 3 GWh storage to help meet renewables goals

  May 14, 2020

• Renewables poised to outstrip coal generation in 2020 as COVID-19 accelerates transition: EIA

  May 13, 2020

• CPUC imposes largest ever penalty of $1.9B on PG&E for Northern California wildfires

  May 11, 2020

• Power-to-gas could be key to California's long-duration storage needs, stakeholders say

  May 6, 2020

• CPUC finds DERs save on transmission investments, but implementation remains 'the big question'

  May 5, 2020

• SCE procures 770 MW of battery storage to bolster California's grid as gas plants approach retirement

  May 5, 2020

• PG&E foresees $600M or greater loss for Kincade Fire, files to securitize $7.5B in fire costs

  May 4, 2020

• 'Tremendous demand for stationary storage' outstrips Tesla's 2020 supply capability, Musk says

  May 1, 2020

• California eyes expedited microgrid deployment to help with fire season power shut-offs

  April 30, 2020

• Judge calls PG&E vegetation work 'sloppy and unreliable,' imposes new conditions on the utility

  April 30, 2020

• Rooftop solar applications up 40% despite COVID-19, HECO says, but DER groups want more

  April 28, 2020

• 'It's really heartbreaking': California's clean energy programs hit hard by COVID-19

  April 24, 2020

• Advocates question move to new PG&E CEO amid coronavirus, upcoming wildfire season

  April 23, 2020

• Storage, smart grid, energy efficiency sectors see $337M in Q1 corporate funding: Report

  April 22, 2020

• CPUC proposes approving PG&E's bankruptcy plan, with a vote scheduled for May

  April 21, 2020

• PG&E proposes lithium-ion battery projects to replace Oakland fossil fuel plant

  April 16, 2020

• COVID-19 hits clean energy jobs, but storage companies could be 'bucking the trend'

  April 16, 2020

• Bankruptcy judge pushes back on PG&E's plan to route $4M fine through fire victim trust

  April 14, 2020

• DOE eyes storage technologies to improve the performance of fossil fuel plants

  April 9, 2020

• PG&E bankruptcy contingency plan approved, but fire lawyers remain concerned about payouts

  April 8, 2020

• Hawaii groups see role for DERs in economic recovery from COVID-19

  April 8, 2020

• Global storage deployments could see hit in 2020, but 'fundamental drivers' still remain, analysts say

  April 7, 2020

• PG&E request for early recovery of $899M from customers troubles ratepayer advocates

  April 2, 2020

• California utilities fear market manipulation from proposed changes to RPS confidentiality rules

  April 1, 2020

• California proposes PG&E, SCE as central procurement agencies, but CCAs have doubts

  April 1, 2020

• California sets electric sector GHG emissions target 56% below 1990 levels, but leaves room for more

  March 27, 2020

• Distributed storage could see growth in demand amid COVID-19 pandemic, analysts say

  March 26, 2020

• PG&E fire victims concerned that COVID-19 market turmoil could affect payouts

  March 26, 2020

• PG&E reaches deal with Newsom, pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter as bankruptcy reorganization deadline nears

  March 24, 2020

• CPUC's $2.1B wildfire fine could derail bankruptcy exit financing commitments: PG&E

  March 20, 2020

• PG&E bankruptcy financing proposal approved amid concerns of coronavirus economic impact

  March 17, 2020

• 'An immediate and dramatic business concern:' How COVID-19 is disrupting the energy sector

  March 17, 2020

• Wind plants can provide grid services similar to gas, hydro, easing renewables integration: CAISO

  March 13, 2020

• PG&E reaches settlement with FEMA to reduce wildfire payouts by $2.9B, lawyer says

  March 11, 2020

• Colorado significantly off-track on climate goals, NGOs say, faces transmission and market obstacles

  March 10, 2020

• SDG&E, SCE say California transport electrification plan could freeze investment, jeopardize state EV goals

  March 10, 2020

• PG&E tells federal judge it can't commit to specific increases in tree-trimming workforce

  March 5, 2020

• CAISO urges CPUC to consider increased interim natural gas needs as part of long-term state transition

  March 4, 2020

• 'A Swiss army knife': How developers and investors are looking at the storage sector

  March 3, 2020

• Sempra CFO touts California's new 4-year general rate case cycle as company reports $2.1B earnings

  Feb. 28, 2020

• CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar

  Feb. 27, 2020

• How distributed resources fit into Mountain West's game plan

  Feb. 25, 2020

• California OKs first community solar program under new building standard, troubling rooftop advocates

  Feb. 24, 2020

• 'It's not even close to perfect': Judge blasts PG&E vegetation management work

  Feb. 20, 2020

• PG&E Corp reports $7.7B loss in 2019 amid continuing wildfire risk

  Feb. 19, 2020

• California PUC proposes pilot programs to decarbonize buildings

  Feb. 18, 2020

• 'This is going to be a very big deal' — coronavirus poised to disrupt storage, solar sectors

  Feb. 18, 2020

• Why is the utility industry less bullish on grid-scale storage?

  Feb. 13, 2020

• Will APS face retail competition in Arizona? Regulators issue diverging proposals

  Feb. 12, 2020

• California proposes 10-year transportation electrification planning process for SCE, other IOUs

  Feb. 11, 2020

• PG&E, other California utilities file plans to invest billions in wildfire mitigation through 2022

  Feb. 10, 2020

• CPUC proposed decision avoids new fixed charges due to concerns over customer backlash

  Feb. 7, 2020

• Court backs PG&E agreement ending tussle with bondholders as utility revamps reorganization plan

  Feb. 5, 2020

• Reimagining the grid: How PGE, SCE and others are prepping for transportation electrification

  Feb. 4, 2020

• CPUC proposes guidelines for safety shut-offs, finds 'serious deficiencies' with PG&E reporting

  Feb. 3, 2020

• Judge approves PG&E Tubbs Fire settlements, while Newsom mulls state takeover

  Jan. 30, 2020

• PG&E CEO: System hardening will be completed 'long after I retire'

  Jan. 29, 2020

• PG&E is betting heavily on microgrids. But can it move away from fossil fuels?

  Jan. 28, 2020

• NYPA turns to zinc-air storage amid lithium-ion safety concerns

  Jan. 27, 2020

• PG&E strikes deal with bondholders, but Newsom reiterates objections

  Jan. 23, 2020

• Proposed bill would include large hydro, nuclear in California's renewable portfolio standard

  Jan. 23, 2020

• California ALJ boosts PG&E costs 70% for failures in program to prevent damage to underground equipment

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Proposed 2.2 GW storage project plans to use Navajo coal station power-lines

  Jan. 21, 2020

• 2020 Outlook: Renewables, resilience and reliability needs will drive storage

  Jan. 21, 2020

• California launches rulemaking to manage transition away from natural gas

  Jan. 17, 2020

• BLM OKs $1B California desert solar project praised for balanced approach amid ongoing controversy

  Jan. 16, 2020

• Water scarcity accelerates plans to close Xcel's Tolk coal plant by a decade

  Jan. 15, 2020

• What would a $10 per ton carbon price mean for the Northeast?

  Jan. 14, 2020

• DOE unveils plan to make US global storage leader by 2030

  Jan. 10, 2020

• California's 2020 legislative session: The 'wild, Wild West' of bills targeting PG&E

  Jan. 8, 2020

• California has big clean energy ambitions, and is looking for better energy storage to realize them

  Jan. 6, 2020

• PG&E rate case compromise cuts $1.1B proposal to $575M for wildfire mitigation

  Jan. 2, 2020

• PG&E CEO promises 'shorter, fewer' shut-offs continuing for the next 5 years

  Dec. 20, 2019

• First US long-duration liquid air storage project planned in Vermont

  Dec. 18, 2019

• Judge approves PG&E wildfire settlements, bringing utility closer to exiting bankruptcy

  Dec. 18, 2019

• California moves to boost storage to combat safety-driven power shutoffs

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Newsom's rejection throws wrench in PG&E bankruptcy process

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Arizona rejects APS push for 2-year PURPA contracts, approving 18-year terms

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Northern California's wildfire season is effectively over. What's next for PG&E?

  Dec. 11, 2019

• FPL's Turkey Point first US nuclear plant to get license out to 80 years

  Dec. 6, 2019

• PG&E failed to properly inspect tower that caused Camp Fire: CPUC safety investigators

  Dec. 4, 2019

• California proposal rejects wildfire premium in PG&E, other utilities' ROE

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Nevada PUC floats proposal for 1,000 MW storage target by 2030

  Dec. 3, 2019

• CAISO says resource adequacy order would cause market uncertainty, asks CPUC to reconsider

  Nov. 27, 2019

• National Grid lifts gas moratorium following deal with New York

  Nov. 25, 2019

• PG&E says power shutoffs averted hundreds of fire risks, but cities blast lack of coordination

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Nevada governor orders plans for economy-wide carbon reductions

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Democrats move to take 100% clean energy push national with new bill

  Nov. 22, 2019

• Utility-scale storage critical to achieving Massachusetts carbon goals: UMass study

  Nov. 20, 2019

• PG&E challenges central tenet of bankruptcy law as it presses judge to reject California liability standards

  Nov. 20, 2019

• 100+ hydro plants have greater warming impacts than fossil fuels: EDF study

  Nov. 19, 2019

• Senate approves energy secretary nominee who pledged support for baseload power

  Nov. 15, 2019

• CPUC demands PG&E defend power shut-off actions, launches investigation into all IOUs

  Nov. 14, 2019

• Cuomo threatens to revoke National Grid's license to provide gas in NYC due to hookup moratorium

  Nov. 13, 2019